It was directed by jay oliva, who worked as a storyboard artist on man of steel, under the red hood, year one and batman v superman. The dark knight, with a different subtitle for each issue the dark knight returns, the dark knight. Starting with batman begins in 2005 and running all the way through suicide squad later this year, this retrospective covers the good the dark knight, the bad superman returns and the ugly. Mar 29, 2016 with the dark knight returns, then, miller is staging a debate between batman and superman, the two most wellknown characters in the dc universe and probably in all of comics at least at the. Now, for the first time, frank miller, brian azzarello and john romita jr take us back to the time before tdkr to the last outing of batman and robin their last crusade and the final days of the short and tragic life of jason todd. When originally published, the series was simply titled batman. The characters are listed in the fan cast as they were introduced in the comic. The dark knight returns, part two, the finale of warner bros. The dark knight returns mar 2019 update 2 locations and other hurdles duration. I dont know much about justice league, but my dad is a huge fan.
The dark knight returns the dark knight fanfiction. Aug 16, 2014 the dark knight is undoubtedly the crowning achievement of nolans battrilogy. The dark knight returns alternatively titled batman. Sep 22, 2012 the dark knight returns, part 1 is a mustbuy for any batman fan including those who swear by the comic version of the story. Nov 23, 2016 the dark knight returns filmed for 24 days over a 17month period from june of 2015 through october of 2016. Inspired by frank millers seminal 1986 graphic novel, local filmmaker wyatt weed shadowland, four color eulogy offers his unofficial fans take on the batman mythos. Keep in mind that the dark knight returns was released in 1986. The dark knight returns part 2 dvd based on frank millers acclaimed graphic novel, this intense and visually inventive twopart animated film tells the story of an alternate future for batman. Surrender now or be destroyed the dark knight returns by bruce huang. It consists of a fourissue miniseries, first published in 1986.
Batman was good, batman returns was just as good as the first one, batman forever was ok and batman and robin was down right awful. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by frank miller, illustrated by miller and klaus janson, and published by dc comics. Christopher nolans final batman film, the dark knight rises, took the central concept of batman returning to gotham city after a long absence from the dark knight. Goyer came together to bring the dark knights importance to pop culture back after 1997s. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. On his first night as batman he puts a stop to multiple assaults including one on two young girls, carrie kelley and her friend michelle. The dark knight returns by frank miller librarything. Mainly spurred on by post2008 film students, the trilogy has been ranked alongside such threepart cinematic tales as the godfather, the lord of the rings, and the original star wars trilogy. Following the death of robin at the hands of the joker, bruce wayne hung up the cowl and cape 10 years ago. The dark knight returns the dark knight fanfiction chapter.
Dec 17, 2012 batman must battle old friends and foes on two fronts in the epic animated conclusion to frank millers masterpiece in batman. Although its lengthy retelling of the bats origin story impacts the movies rewatchability, batman begins closely follows the monomyth popularized. Batman battles the terminator in this epic stopmotion short kevin melrose mar 25, 2016. This is, perhaps, frank millers most famous and important work. Frank millers seminal graphic novel the dark knight returns is adapted for the small screen with a sprawling warner premiere animated film series that finds an old and weary bruce wayne voiced by robocop himself, peter weller donning the cape and cowl once again after a long retirement.
March 22, 2019 burbank, ca on saturday, march 30 dc universe will open its digital doors to batman fans for a day of free live action and animated films, tv series and comics. Nov 18, 2016 the dark knight returns an epic fan film duration. Related items the dark knight returns the dark knight returns. Seems like the artist, like most everyone i have talked to, wants the riddler to. But after the events that happened in the dark knight rises, an old enemy of his escaped arkham asylam and has brought new friends to help him take on batman forcing bruce to. Part one of an epic interview with wyatt weed directoractor the dark knight returns an epic fan film on the moose monster mash podcast. Dec 26, 2012 batman must battle old friends and foes on two fronts in the epic animated conclusion to frank millers masterpiece in batman. The dark knight returns fan cast dc by garethrheathcote created 20 oct 2018. You can even argue that the dark knight returns also rewrote the way comics are seen. When the made it to the roof, the sight of jim and the batman standing sit by side was met with shock and disbelief.
The dark knight returns an epic fan film posts facebook. Machinima presents fanmade film the dark knight legacy, directed by brett register. The days of the campy and silly adam west batman had become a thing of the past. Robin takes in the scene, perhaps her friends are dead as well, and batman ponders. An epic fan film 2016 wyatt weed as bruce wayne, batman. With wyatt weed, rick mcgougan, john contini, john reidy. The youtube fan film cuts to a gathering of villains around a table. The dark knight returns an epic fan film home facebook. With hunter davis, mo beatty, robert dunne, sydney jay. Just in time for the 30th anniversary of the dark knight returns, theres a mutantresistant wallet featuring batman and carrie kelley. By the the turn of the decade, american comics became much more risque in its art and slightly darker.
The original frank millers dark returns comic has four volumes. Free essays on the dark knight returns the illustrated book. Will there be a dark knight returns part 3 movie based on. The dark knight legacy fan film starts out with a warning for those with epileptic tendencies, and then a simple bat logo against a dark red glow as bats fly out from behind it. I dont get the sense from the layout that the scene of carrie dealing with her attacker regardless of the language used to describe it is supposed to stand out from the rest of the battle sequence. The dark knight returns filmed for 24 days over a 17month period from june of 2015 through october of 2016.
The dark knight takes on the unstoppable killing machines in this stopmotion fan film that pits action figure against action figure. Frank miller gave us the best batman and the worst vox. Home entertainments animated adaptation of frank millers 1986 batman epic, the cast and crew were on hand to field fan questions and speak about the film s creative process. Frank millers eyes for dramatic lines, klaus jansons inking and lynn varleys coloring lift this literature up to the top of mainstream comics. The dark knight returns, part 2, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of dc universe animated original movies. The dark knight trilogy special edition to be released on july 5, 2016 dc comics movies quote. The dark knight returns came out in 1986, the same year as the graphic novel. Batman must battle old friends and foes on two fronts in the epic animated conclusion to frank millers masterpiece in batman. The dark knight returns did more harm than good batman. Batman and robin arrive after the joker has already killed so many.
After being a fan of the tim burton batman films, i was intrigued to see what inspired creating. Several other batman veterans were also involved in the film. There are surely still countless comic fans out there, this ew writer. The dark knight returns is a twopart directtovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the dark knight returns by frank miller.
Dark knight legacy is a fan film set one year after the dark knight rises, following robin john blakes heroic journey to protect the symbol of batman from the lethal, relentless attacks of a masked vigilante known only as the red hood. The opening of the dark knight is a fantastic introduction to the film s main villain. Based on frank millers acclaimed graphic novel, this intense and visually inventive twopart animated film tells the story of an alternate future for batman. The batman that many people know and love today was spawned not in the 1930s, when the caped crusader first appeared in comic books but rather in the 1980s, under the revisionary design of writerartist frank miller, creator of sin city and 300. Before the dc extended universe came into existence, christopher nolan along with his brother jonathan nolan and writer david s. During a meeting between several gotham city crime lords, the joker interrupts with a plan to get rid of the big bad bat. The dark knight returns 30th anniversary edition writerartist frank miller completely reinvents the legend of batman in this saga of a nearfuture gotham city gone to rot, 10 years after the dark knights retirement. The latest frank miller batman comic, the dark knight returns. John responded by putting the cowl back on and becoming the dark knight again. Although the aging dark knight has returned to crime fighting, gotham city and the rest of america no longer want his brand of vigilantism. Christopher nolans batman trilogy, dubbed the dark knight trilogy, has been celebrated as one of the greatest trilogies in film history. Then there were the super friends and similar shows, and the public was exposed to some of their favorite heroes in animation for the first time. Dc universe animated original movies western animation. The dark knight returns is a 1986 fourissue comic book miniseries starring batman, written by.
He has over 30 years of experience and a lot to show for it. The dark knight returns, part 2, the next entry in the popular. Jun, 2016 in the dark knight returns however, the scene is simply part of the action. Nov 21, 2015 three decades after its original release, batman. Millers dark, somber tone from the dark knight returns is certainly seen in burtons film. It is rightly considered a classic of modern cinema, however, it is still victim to many of the flaws that plague the trilogy as a whole, including poor humour, weak performances from supporting characters, clunky exposition and jarring narrative details. In 1986, frank miller released the illustrated book, the dark knight returns. With the dark knight returns, then, miller is staging a debate between batman and superman, the two most wellknown characters in the dc universe and. The dark knight returns, part 1 is a mustbuy for any batman fan including those who swear by the comic version of the story.
Here, your question pertains to the animated adaptation of frank millers dark knight returns and not the christopher nolans dark knight trilogy which is completely different. A man in a clean blue suit closes a folder as he says, damn. The oneday stream free event is part of dcs yearlong festivities that commemorate 80 years of batman and recognize the dark knight as a symbol of courage, bravery and perseverance for generations of fans. Film readers max b and david b have sent over this fan made poster for a possible sequel to the dark knight.
Sep 30, 2015 millers dark, somber tone from the dark knight returns is certainly seen in burtons film. Jan 31, 20 at the paley centers premiere of batman. Im not a fan of the super over crowded panels brimming with text but the story is epic and it is still an important book. Following the death of robin at the hands of the joker, bruce wayne weed hung up the cowl and cape 10 years ago. Crispin glover has distinguished himself as one of the most intriguing personalities in the movie business. While adjusting to a normal life and dating catwoman, the dark knight s happiness is threatened not only by supervillains, but his own compulsive need to be a hero. The dark knight returnswith misogyny, violence, and. I had my doubts coming into this, not being a real fan of millers work in 300 and the few sin city comics i had read becoming less interesting as i thought more about them, but, with the dark knight returns miller has brought batman to its full, dark potential. The dark knight returns remains one of the most popular if not the most popular batman stories ever told, a fact perhaps underscored by. Two people, lana and morrie, argue on the news about batman.
These are my personal choices for the cast of a dark knight returns film, so be kind and. Bruce has become good friends with john blake whom knows of his secret identity and is secretly training john, to help him protect the city of gotham along with selina. Since the dark knight is a study of corruption in the american city and the dark knight rises is a dickensian epic about social upheaval, batman begins is the only chapter of this trilogy that really gives batman a heros journey. Batman begins was a great way to make a batman film, the dark knight was one of gareths most favourites films ever and the dark knight rises was a satisfying and epic conclusion to the the dark knight trilogy. But it is arguably his next scene that solidified him as a gleeful force to be reckoned with. At the start of the dark knight returns we learned that bruce was retired from being batman because of the death of jason todd, aka robin 2.
When the made it to the roof, the sight of jim and the batman standing sit. Dark knight legacy is a fan film set one year after the dark knight rises, following robin john blakes heroic journey to protect the symbol of batman from the lethal, relentless attacks of a. In the 90s we were introduced to them all over again with the dc animated universe. The dark knight returns by frank miller, klaus janson. Now we have the next era of animated excitement for batman, superman, and company, going directto. Mar 18, 2017 batman was good, batman returns was just as good as the first one, batman forever was ok and batman and robin was down right awful.
After the death of rachel dawes, bruce wayne retires from batman and spends the next eight years in a depressed state caused by his experiences as a vigilante. The dark knight returns is a good live action batman film for this year. The dark knight returns is a seminal contribution to graphic novel fiction and was hugely influential both within the comic book industry generally and upon the characterisation of batman in particular. Cast and crew of the dark knight returns take paley by storm. Covering the first two issues of the series, part 1 pits the masked crusader against oncereformed harvey. I like they way miller brings in old friends like green arrow, catwoman and enemies too with the joker making an unwelcome return. Following the death of robin at the hands of the joker. The dark knight returns chapter 1, a batman beginsdark. In 2016 director and star wyatt weed decided to translate the first part of frank millers seminal. In the beginning, there were dc comics heroes, and it was good.
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